The blockchain can’t change the world, but it’s a good start

It’s hard to find a tech news site that doesn’t have at least one article in the headlines about how blockchain is going to change the world. The decentralized technology behind Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies has been credited with the potential not only to disrupt our modern banking system, but to completely revolutionize industries like healthcare, investing, messaging, and even voting. The way I see it, the blockchain has been completely overhyped. This is a marvelous technology, and one worth using for some important applications, but it simply doesn’t have the potential to change the world, nor can it be…